Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-01-11

berry. The letter Was directed to "Mr.
John Bellamy." a, an address in Shore
ditch, London. and was dated from Rox.
burn, the name OF a large neishboring
farm. and bore the initials 81. p
which. with the writing. were At once
recognized At the inques, as those OF
"Jame. Palmer" the managing bailih
a, Roxbarn Farm. clever and unseru-
pulou. fellow. without any regard Tor
truth or principle, well.known in these
parts, but man whom nobody liked and
every BODY di,uu.,sd. This eommuniea-
ton va. Ia these few bu, sisnihesn,
words: The 23l will d, be,, I;
oOas, clear. no fear. all straight
J. H."
This letter. with the tools and a full
report OF the whole case. Was AZ onee
sen, to Bow Street. Iondon, aud an in
,,.,isa,ion made by the Bow Street
runner"-,he detectives Of those days
for there we're then no regular ''poliee.'
a. We nov understand the term. On
searching the premises in shoredi,eh. in-
diea,ed in the letter. where John Bell
amy lived, IL Vas discovered that the
supposed John BsllAmy VI. no other
than Jack Rolfs." one Of the mos, sue
ee..ial, professional burglars Of ,hA, day {;
aud the authorities hssi,A,ed no, TO EXPIRE"
their satisfaction that bis career bad been
90 elevsrly Gu, short.
An immense quantity Of stolen prop
sriy. Of almost every description. y"
found a, Rolfs. lodgings In shoredi'eh (;
aud What W. more imporiAn,-n re-
gard. the pre.en, narrative al leA.t-a
correspondence extending over three or
four year. between Mr.. James Palmer.
of Rosburn Farm. and the sreh.burglAr.
John Bsllamy. alias Jack Role himself,
by which |, appeared ,ha, this robbery
had been planned aud arranged by
Palmer, Who had supplied Rolfe with
the fullest Information |. 10 Mf. Leg
se,,', plate and money. . well |. a
neatly drawn plan OF the premises. which
va. found .mong,, the papers. Palmer
had also arranged the date Of the rob.
berry ior the 2Jd of April. a. be had dis
covered ,ha, Mr.. L.ggsi and his two
,on. Intended TO sleep on, that night
Nor ". ,hi. all ior orly few weeks
previously. the rascal had had the si'
iroa,sry to invi,e Rolfe TO pay him vl'-
/, q, Roxburn. under color Of bis beins
a personal friend. which invitation Role
had readily accepted and one OF the
wi,ne..s, a, the inquest we'll remember.
ed hi, coming. and al once recognised
him In one Of the dead men-he OF the
esnue-bi,. Rolfe was described n
quiet. pleasant. and rather gen,lemAnly
man.
No, FAR from Mr.. L'sge,t. gate.
ligh, cat, aud pony were found 'e'hsfsd
early in the morning Of the attempted
robbery. The cat, had been hired from
q nsishborins mnks,.iown 10 convey
the ,kieve. TO the scene Of operations
and TO bring them back with" they
fondly an,ieipa,si-a 'aekfal Of neh
planisr. They bad been staying day
or two At ,hi, ian a. commercial travel
ler,, eallins themselves brothers. and CIV
ing the name Of Sutton.
On the evidence afforded by the CORE
.ponderee found In Shoredi,eh. Palmer
wa. spprhsndsd aud further inve''i'
CATION brough, on, the fact that the no.
,oriou, Jack Rolfe was not only his
friend. correspondent. .nd aeeomPlies.
bu, hi. own brother also, Role being
merely an "alis' for bis real name
Palmer. The two msn were very much
alike both in face aud figure aud u came
on, 10 evidences ,hs, they belonged to
family Of burglars and 'harPers. One
brother had been transported for life for
robbery and violence; another VI. then
in prison ior fraud and theft; James had
jas, been Apprehended and John had
been .ho, dead Wills, plyins his trade
Jane. appeared TO have been the only
member who held respectable position
that Of manager Of RoIburn Farm.
and he could no, keep away from dis
honest practices. |, WA also further
discovered that Palmer had been an ae-
oompliee 10 two OF three my',sriou. bur-
glarIe. which had been psrpe,rAied IN the
neishborhood during the two or three
prsviou. years. in which the thieves had
displayed an accurate knowledse-even
10 minute de,ail.-of the premises at.
tackled, the habits OF the Inmates, and
the drawers or closets where yAlaAbles
were kept. AL this Was due to the
planning and arranging Of the brother
James. who could a, his leisure quietly
take his measures on the spot; which
were then carefully communicated to bis
brother John. who ultimately became
the willing e,ecutan,. Palmer was
shortly after brough, to trial, convicted,
and sentenced TO fourteen years trans
portA,ion.
The verde, Of the eorOner'' jury Was
"iu.,if.ble homicide; for in those
day. Of desperate and well-armsd bur.
glars, the shooting Of one or two OF these
gentry, Wills, in the act Of plying their
nefsrioas calling. WAS considered not on.
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